I recently received an offer for a funded PhD program at an Ontario university. In my funding letter, it states that:
"We are offering you a funding support package of $26,074 per year. Your tuition and ancillary fees will be deducted from your funding support package each year.
Typically, funding sources can include scholarships, graduate fellowships, and part-time employment such as a graduate teaching assistantship.
You will receive a 70-hour GTAship for the fall/winter term in your first year of study. This is your initial appointment. In subsequent years, during your funding-eligibility period, you will receive an annual GTAship for at least the same number of hours of employment or equal financial support (as a GTAship)."
In my visa application form, if I answer "yes" to the work requirement question, the portal provides an option to upload evidence that work is a requirement for my studies. The instructions specify that I must provide a letter from my educational institution stating that work is a necessary requirement for the completion of my studies.
Should I just upload my funding letter? OR should I answer the work requirement question with a No?
"We are offering you a funding support package of $26,074 per year. Your tuition and ancillary fees will be deducted from your funding support package each year.
Typically, funding sources can include scholarships, graduate fellowships, and part-time employment such as a graduate teaching assistantship.
You will receive a 70-hour GTAship for the fall/winter term in your first year of study. This is your initial appointment. In subsequent years, during your funding-eligibility period, you will receive an annual GTAship for at least the same number of hours of employment or equal financial support (as a GTAship)."
In my visa application form, if I answer "yes" to the work requirement question, the portal provides an option to upload evidence that work is a requirement for my studies. The instructions specify that I must provide a letter from my educational institution stating that work is a necessary requirement for the completion of my studies.
Should I just upload my funding letter? OR should I answer the work requirement question with a No?